In honor of my birthday, I want to share a piece of me with you. It, like me, is far less complicated than it seems. Recipes to follow: Blood Orange Vanilla Chiffon Layer Cake Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote Mango-Ginger Compote Mango Cream Cheese Frosting I turned 45 today, and it’s been a most rewarding experience—undoubtedly because I…
Making sauce to combat kitchen food waste… We’ve all been there. Herbs wilt rapidly in the fridge. Garlic and ginger dry up in a flash. Mangoes and avocados ripen on the countertop before we are ready to use them. These things always seem happen at a time when the idea of a mango smoothie or…
And a mango-meringue tartlet Having close female friends is one of the more rewarding and sustaining events we women can experience throughout life. Loving and devoted allies, they can often provide the compassion for ourselves that we let dissipate in times of stress or high anxiety, which can be more frequent and more severe as…